Listened to Jim Mora yesterday

I'm glad that he's still watching and analyzing the Saints. I think he is right in his assessment.

I don't think he's wrong.

Closest thing to a true stud on D is Lattimore and he's a headcase.

Davis and Jordan are old and will be slowing down.

Williams was a young stud we let go.

Really need Davenport and Payton Turner to reach their potential.

People who support Winston have always acknowledged his past inconsistency. Their platform now is this: When Winston is healthy and has a serviceable O-Line, he's a good QB.

This is a sound platform, isn't it? Would any QB be any good if he were either injured or had a bad O-Line?

So, going forward, the challenge for the Coaches will be to assess Winston accurately, while bearing in mind the obstacles he faces: his injury and whether the O Line is bad.

This is not an easy equation to solve, IMHO.

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Had something interesting to say about the defense. When Kristian Garlic asked about your great players needing to play great on D, he said we don't have any great players on D. He said we have a lot of really good players, but no truly great players.

He also said it looks like Jordan, Davis and Matthieu have all lost a step.

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Fair assessment. Our biggest issues aren't with the defense. It's the offense that is sputtering. The defense is what has kept us in any of the games. Our biggest issues are with turnovers and penalties. Both the offense and defense are responsible for this. Through 3 games 24 penalties for 217 yds. 4 fumbles. Winston has thrown 5 interceptions. We have 0 interceptions. The team has only recorded 4 sacks while Winston has been sacked 11 times. On top of this special teams have not been very good.
And here is a disturbing stat if accurate. This was posted by
TC16 on a thread last night.

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I saw a PFF statranking offenses by pass catchers being considered open or wide open and the Saints were ranked dead last in the league at 36%

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With as much as has been going wrong we have been close in each game. On paper it looks ugly but most of this is fixable. Too early to be disheartened but every week with a loss makes easier to lose your faith.

I heard that interview. It is good to hear the old coach still going strong at his age.

Is it just me?


Or do I continuously get criticized for my posting format….


Yet more and more posters have been copying it


Not only on this board but many others


What do they say about immitation?


The greatest form of flattery or something like that.



I’m flattered goat.



And I apologize for the misspelling of imitation


I’m sure the grammar nazi’s will show up to criticize

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The offense is worst than last year's 5-2 record.

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The morons who ignore this are the ones who hated Payton and want to blame it all on Winston so they don’t have to admit they were wrong. The truth is, this team is 3-0 with Payton coaching it and would be a top 5 offense.

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He also said it looks like Jordan, Davis and Matthieu have all lost a step

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Kinda the reason I didn’t want honey Badger. Small and over 30. He may be ok this year but he will decline every year.

Shoulda resigned Williams and let Maye take Jenkins spot